January 6 - 10, 2025 
Monday
 
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
The Aging Kidney

Lecture by Andrew D. Rule, MD, Professor, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs & Faculty Development, and Consultant, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Monday, January 6, 4 to 5 p.m.

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Stefaney Mendoza | 714-456-5811 | stefanem@hs.uci.edu
 
Wednesday
 
CHOC Grand Rounds
Dyslexia Presentation

Lecture by
 Bennett A. Shaywitz, MD, Charles and Helen Schwab Professor of Dyslexia and Learning Development, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Yale School of Medicine; Co-Founder and Co-Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
Sally E. Shaywitz, MD, Audrey G. Ratner Professor of Learning Development, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Yale School of Medicine; Co-Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity​

Wednesday, January 8, 8 to 9 a.m.

Telecast: Register to attend

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

CHOC is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Event Contact: choccme@choc.org
 
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Kidney Biopsy Conference

Lecture by Jonathan E. Zuckerman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Wednesday, January 8, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Stefaney Mendoza | 714-456-5811 | stefanem@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds
Lecture by Seanna Grob, MD, MAS, FACS, Associate Professor, Division of Oculofacial Plastic & Orbital Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Wednesday, January 8, 6 to 7 p.m.

Telecast: Via Zoom.
To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Natally Alvarado | natallya@hs.uci.edu
 
Thursday
 
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
A Healthcare System in Crisis: My Eyewitness Account of Gaza

Lecture by Alliya Qazi, MD, 
Assistant Professor, Division of Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Thursday, January 9, 8 to 9 a.m.

In-person: UCI Medical Center, Bldg. 53, Auditorium, Orange, CA
& Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Monica Alva | malva@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds
AI for Prostate Cancer Pathology - Hype or Today's Reality

Lecture by David Zhang, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Pathology and Molecular & Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Thursday, January 9, Noon to 1 p.m.

In-person: UCI Medical Center, Bldg. 53, Auditorium, Orange, CA

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Kyung Bae | klbae@hs.uci.edu
 
Friday
 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds
Energy-Based: From Conception to Menopause in 50 years

Lecture by Yona Tadir, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic

Friday, January 10, 7 to 8 a.m.

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

Event Contact: Karalyn Lester | kllester@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds
Immunotherapies: Tandem Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells Targeting IL-13RA2 and TGF-B to Potentiate An Anti-Tumor Response in GBM

Lecture by Benjamin R. Uy, MD, PhD, Neuro-Oncology Enfolded Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Friday, January 10, 9 to 10 a.m.

In-person: UCI Health Manchester Pavilion, 200 S. Manchester Ave., 2nd Floor, Suite 212, Orange, CA
& Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Bianca Gutierrez biancag5@hs.uci.edu
 
Upcoming CME Symposia & Other Activities
 
Creating Health Bootcamp: Depression - What You Need to Know
This virtual seminar series is open to all Orange County physicians and other clinicians. Participants will learn the latest evidence-informed approaches to maintaining and optimizing their patients’ health — and their own. Healthcare professionals will receive practical tools they can utilize in their clinical practice the very next day.

January 8

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2025 Otolaryngology Updates
This is a global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery webinar presented via ZOOM by UC Irvine Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. This is an online continuing medical education course aimed at providing contemporary and relevant content for the general otolaryngologist in community practice. “Otolaryngology Updates” is a course that is in its 50th plus year having started under the late Leslie Bernstein, PhD.

January 18

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Eighth Annual UC Irvine Advanced International Men's Health Course

UC Irvine Urology invites you to join the eighth annual UC Irvine Advanced International Men’s Health Course. A FREE comprehensive virtual course on Men’s Health, learning from 75 world-renowned experts across 67 institutions from the comfort of your home!

This two-day virtual course will cover specialized training for men’s health urologists, urinary incontinence specialists, and andrology specialists.

January 25 – 26

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Engaging Learners through Innovation and Technology (ELITe) Course
The Engaging Learners through Innovation and Technology (ELITe) Course is a two-day conference designed for health professions educators across all specialties interested in advancing their teaching skills in the current environment. Education has rapidly changed over the past ten years. Rather than just lectures and textbooks, educators can now choose from podcasts, vodcasts, free open access medical education (FOAM), massive open online classrooms (MOOC), simulation, and audience response systems, and artificial intelligence as instructional techniques or augmentations. Educators will walk away from the conference with a tangible product.

February 6 – 7

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Advances and Essentials in Cardiovascular Disease 2025 Conference
The educational conference will fulfill the educational and clinical requirements and guidelines of specialty societies in Cardiology. The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Failure Society of America,  Heart Rhythm Society, and Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions recommend periodic updates on current and new cardiology procedures, medications, patient management, techniques, and equipment.

February 7 – 8

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